Wheather its to late to track him now is up to you.
I have a tactic the works for me that sounds pretty weird.
If i get in that situation, which i have. I simply get on my hands and knees simply walk the trail. where it stops I pick a direction. You see alot more when your that low. I make it into like a CSI game, Takes the frustration out of it!
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My two cents